Watching the Ugg-a-Wugg sequence from the Cathy Rigby version of Peter Pan in Kindergarten. Why? Because we performed the Mary Martin version in their fall concert (K-2) last night. The scene comes up today in class and they all gasp, "huh!! we KNOW this song!!" they shout. Then one little girl, Allison, yells out- "They sing it different then us..." To which I replied, "I know it's because they do a whole dance in the middle." She watches for a second then turns back around, "Yeah, plus they are Indians...If we were Indians we would dance like that." I said, "yeah, maybe!"
The students all started tapping rhythms on the ground along with the movie. It was pretty magical. In unison twenty Kinders creating these really intricate rhythms, I was impressed. I love times when improvisation occurs organically. I'm always looking for these moments...
